Policy: IHAK
Character and Citizenship Education
The staff and school administration will have the responsibility
for integrating into
the curriculum, as appropriate, the following principles:
1. Each individual has dignity and worth.
2. A free society requires respect for persons, property,
principles, and self.
3. Each individual has a right to learn and freedom to achieve.
4. Each individual, regardless of race, creed, color, gender,
ethnic background, sexual orientation, or economic status,
has the right to equal opportunity.
5. Each individual has the right to personal liberties.
6. Each individual is responsible for his/her own actions,
and should exercise self-discipline where and when appropriate.
7. Each individual has a responsibility to the group as well
as to the total society.
8. A democratic government is established by majority vote.
9. Democratic societies are based on law.
10. Problems are solved through reason and orderly processes.
11. An individual should be tolerant of another’s beliefs
and should have freedom to express his/her own.
12. Each individual has the right to work, to pursue an occupation,
and to gain satisfaction from personal efforts. Teaching in
the area of character and citizenship will take place throughout
the
K- 8 program.
Legal Reference:
RSA 186:13, II, Americanization
NH Code of Administrative Rules, Section Ed. 306:04(a) (5),
Policy Development
NH Code of Administrative Rules, Section Ed. 306:06, Culture
& Climate
Adopted: August 29, 2006
